Mount Aeneas is a summit in the U.S. state of Montana.[1] The elevation is 7,510 feet (2,290 m).[1] It is situated 23 miles east of Kalispell in the Jewel Basin area of Flathead National Forest.

Mount Aeneas
West aspect
Highest point
Elevation7,510 ft (2,290 m)[1]
Prominence1,608 ft (490 m)[2]
Parent peakBig Hawk Mountain (7,542 ft)[3]
Isolation4.93 mi (7.93 km)[3]
Coordinates48°08′54″N 113°55′10″W / 48.1482186°N 113.9195614°W / 48.1482186; -113.9195614[1]
Geography
Mount Aeneas is located in Montana
Mount Aeneas
Mount Aeneas
Location in Montana
Mount Aeneas is located in the United States
Mount Aeneas
Mount Aeneas
Mount Aeneas (the United States)
LocationFlathead County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
Swan Range
Topo mapUSGS Jewel Basin

Mount Aeneas was named after a Flathead chieftain.[4]

Climate edit

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the peak is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

See also edit

 
A mountain goat on top of Mount Aeneas

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Aeneas
  2. ^ "Mount Aeneas, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  3. ^ a b "Aeneas, Mount - 7,528' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  4. ^ "Geographic names". Forest History Society. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

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